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  • Castle, Platts Propose Tougher Ethics Measures (Roll Call)
    Aug 11, 2010  - Reps. Mike Castle (R-Del.) and Todd Platts (R-Pa.) have jumped into the debate over the future of the Office of Congressional Ethics, calling for the fledgling office to be given subpoena powers. The duo outlined their proposal along with a host of other ethics, campaign and lobbying reforms in t... More
  • CASTLE, PLATTS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS RULES
    Aug 5, 2010  - In light of recent ethics violations, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle and Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) introduced the Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act to create a more open and honest political process by prohibiting the use of campaign funds to compensate spouses and other immediate family... More
  • U.S. House OKs campaign ad bill co-sponsored by Castle (Wilmington News Journal)
    Jun 25, 2010  - House lawmakers approved legislation Thursday that would create disclosure requirements for corporations and unions that finance campaign ads, a move designed to blunt a controversial Supreme Court ruling. The bill's lead Republican co-sponsor, Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware, was one of two Republi... More
  • CASTLE SUPPORTS DISCLOSE ACT
    Jun 24, 2010  - Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5175, the DISCLOSE Act, by 219-206.  As a sponsor of the legislation, Congressman Mike Castle voted in favor of the bill to create new rules of disclosure for political advertisements that attempt to persuade voters.  The base bill was written... More
  • Castle blasts change to campaign finance disclosure bill (Wilmington News Journal)
    Jun 23, 2010  - Rep. Mike Castle's "yes" vote isn't guaranteed on a campaign finance disclosure bill he co-sponsored to blunt the Supreme Court's ruling in the Citizens United case. Although he is the bill's lead Republican co-sponsor, he said Democrats didn't consult him before exempting the National Rifle Asso... More
  • The Disclose Act is a matter of campaign honesty (The Washington Post)
    Jun 17, 2010  - On Jan. 21, 2010, the Supreme Court threw out 100 years of established law and legal precedent that protected the integrity of our political process against direct campaign expenditures by big-money special interests. With Americans already struggling to have their voices heard in Washington, the ru... More
  • Hardship presents chance to innovate in government (The News Journal)
    Nov 23, 2008  - As Delawareans are well aware and the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council has shown, our state is facing a $120 million budget gap. Delaware is one of many states facing a slumping real estate market and decline in revenues. The governor and Legislature will have to make tough de... More
  • CASTLE ISSUES STATEMENT ON BIPARTISAN SENATE AUTO RELIEF LOAN PROPOSAL
    Nov 21, 2008  - "Clearly, we have an obligation to protect the millions of workers and retirees who are threatened by a failure of our domestic auto industry, which has vast implications on the economy as a whole. The bipartisan Senate proposal to relax requirements on an existing program for automakers that ... More
  • STATEMENT FROM REP. MICHAEL N. CASTLE IN RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE
    Oct 3, 2008  - Today, Delaware Congressman Michael N. Castle released the following statement in response to House passage of the economic stimulus package, which President Bush also recently signed into law. "Two weeks ago the Secretary of Treasury, Henry Paulson, approached Congress with serious concern th... More
  • Money For Nothing (Congress Daily)
    Jun 13, 2008  - by Bill Swindell Pay/go can be a real drag on your typical lawmaker, i.e., all those outside the militant Blue Dog circle. To think those grand ideas on transportation, health care, and education will not be funded without the prerequisite offset can be a real bummer. And you wonder why they ... More